Google Checkout -- the Unofficial Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2108512006-04-20T05:02:13+02:00David Haddad's thoughts & ideas about Google's payment productTypePadThanks for subscribing! -- DavidEBay & Co. See Growth In User Base. Yahoo Is Awarded a Patent for a Peer to Peer Payment Systemtag:typepad.com,2003:post-100760012006-04-20T05:02:13+02:002006-04-20T05:02:13+02:00A Red Herring story talks about a 24% increase in earnings for eBay this year compared to same period last year. The article has some interesting subscriber numbers for the group's three pillar businesses: marketplaces, communications, and payments: eBay's user...David HaddadI'm Attending Canada on Rails in Vancouver, BCtag:typepad.com,2003:post-99449292006-04-11T23:11:04+02:002006-04-11T23:11:04+02:00Tomorrow morning I am flying to Vancouver, BC to attend the Canada on Rails conference. If any of you who are reading this blog are going to be there too then email me and we'll meet up (david.haddad@gmail.com). I can't...David HaddadWhatever it is, you can get it on Googletag:typepad.com,2003:post-98299972006-04-05T07:00:08+02:002006-04-05T07:00:08+02:00Soon after Google released its Google Maps application Paul Rademacher hacked through its code and created HousingMaps, a website that integrates Craigslist with Google Maps. Google liked Paul's work so they hired him and released a public API to enable...David HaddadIs There Room for a Payment Startup Alongside GPay & PayPal? A Peak Into ModaSolutions.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-96315892006-03-28T16:01:00+02:002006-03-28T16:01:00+02:00ModaSolutions is a payments company based here in Ottawa, Ontario. They work with banks and online merchants to enable customers to buy through their online banks. The company was founded by entrepreneur Marwan Forzley who was previously director of business...David HaddadAn Interesting Example of How Google Could Use Its Search Muscle to Push Paymentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-96264512006-03-24T16:50:18+01:002006-03-24T16:50:18+01:00According to the folks at GoodROI, Google has started to experiment with a new tool that lets a user refine a search to a specific Google Base listing type. So for example if you go on Google.com and search for...David HaddadGoogle Payments Reading Listtag:typepad.com,2003:post-95985222006-03-23T03:16:09+01:002006-03-23T03:16:09+01:00Google just released a new feature that lets you label and publish your favorite stories into a nice little table that you can add to your blog or personal site. See the result below:David HaddadEric Schmitt Hints that Google Payments Might Add eBay's PayPal as a Payment Optiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-95607102006-03-22T18:00:00+01:002006-03-22T18:00:00+01:00As many of you are aware, Google invited market analysts to their headquarters for the Google Analyst Day event that took place about three weeks ago. There were a lot of intersting discussions that took place. But when it came...David HaddadAn Artist's Rendition of What GPay Might Look Liketag:typepad.com,2003:post-95698722006-03-21T17:47:36+01:002006-03-21T17:47:36+01:00You've seen screenshots of Google Payments and you might have an idea of how its look&feel might change in the future. But I bet you've never though that it would look anything like this.David HaddadSightings of Google Video Ads. Payment Functionality to Follow?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-95377212006-03-20T16:00:00+01:002006-03-20T16:00:00+01:00I just read on GoogleRumors there have been some sightings of Google video ads. Do you see the "Ads by Google" note on the bottom right of the picture? From the post: We just spotted a video AdSense ad and...David HaddadHow a Small Google Project for Soccer Fans Might Evolve into a Standalone Single Sign On Producttag:typepad.com,2003:post-95225702006-03-18T16:18:48+01:002006-03-18T16:18:48+01:00Nathan Weinberg from InsideGoogle wrote an interesting story yesterday about Joga.com, a joint venture between Nike and Google. From the site: "Joga is a place to meet other soccer players, share your own soccer experiences and enjoy photos and videos...David Haddad